Polyethylene
Türkiye nears completion of Deposit Management System
Preparations for the Deposit Management System (DYS), a key component of the Zero Waste Project championed by first lady Emine Erdoğan, have neared completion.
The system, aimed at reducing waste and promoting resource efficiency, is now in the pilot phase nationwide.
Plastics importers to be licensed again
A ban on polyethylene plastics waste imports was lifted according to a presidential decree published on the Official Gazette.
Nearly 1,350 plastics recycling companies will have to apply for a license in accordance with their thermoprocessing capacity, the Turkish Plastics Industry Foundation (PAGEV) said.
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Sri Lanka: Great environmental disaster from the fire on a container ship (videos-photos)
The containers fell into the sea and the millions of pieces of polyethylene used to package products have covered 80 kilometers off the west coast of Sri Lanka
Turkish start-up produces plastic-eating bacteria to combat pollution
A Turkish start-up has produced a bacteria, named "PETman," that can break the molecular bonds of one of the world's most-used plastics - polyethylene terephthalate, also known as PET or polyester.